Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV A –CALABARZON
Division of Cavite

MENDEZ NUNEZ MONTESSORI

Mendez, Cavite
Tel. No.: (046)861-0697
Name : ____________________________ Year/Track/Strand: ________________________Score: _________
Teacher: Sir Tristan R. Perey

1st Quarterly Examination:

Trends, Networks and 21st Century Critical Thinking Skills

I. Multiple Choice. Read each item carefully then choose the best answer.
_____ 1. Which statement best encapsulates the 21st Century Skills?
a. It is an emphasis on what students can do with knowledge, rather than what units of knowledge they have.
b. It is focused on the amount of knowledge transfer that takes place between teacher and student
c. It emphasizes the learning of basic literacy skills aimed to prepare students for the 21 st Century
d. It is a set of skills students should have in order to address the growing needs of the labor market
_____ 2. Which of the following constitutes basic literacy skills?
a. collaboration, media literacy, creativity c. cross-cultural understanding, information literacy, career
b. reading, writing, arithmetic d. computing, critical thinking, collaboration
# 3 -11 Classify the following under the proper heading
Leadership Use of digital media Reasoning Creative production
Problem Solving Idea generation Cooperation Cross- cultural understanding
Critical Thinking Collaboration Creativity Communication

_____ 12. Why are problem solving skills important?

a. Students need to possess basic literacy skills in order to solve problems
b. Students must ability to devise effective solutions to real-world problems
c. Students must be able to construct meaning from their own learning
d. Students need to meet the requirements of each subject
_____ 13. To utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness a priori as well as assess
their impact is a 21st Century Skill under _________.
a. Collaboration c. Communication
b. Creativity d. Critical Thinking
_____ 14. To demonstrate the ability to work effectively and respectfully with diverse teams falls under ________.
a. Collaboration c. Communication
b. Creativity d. Critical Thinking
_____ 15. It include the ability of individuals to work with the interest of the larger community in mind, to inspire others
by example.
a. Leadership c. Collaboration
b. Creativity d. Critical Thinking
_____ 16. It means effectively setting goals and meeting them
a. Leadership c. Productivity
b. Creativity d. Critical Thinking
_____ 17. What are social and cross-cultural skills?
a. The ability to work well with colleagues, respect and embrace social and cultural differences
b. The ability to work with colleagues, respect and acknowledge people with the same cultural backgrounds
c. The ability to recognize cultural differences and set lines of boundaries to set one apart
d. The ability to work professionally and individually
_____ 18. Which of the following constitutes media literacy?
a. Ability to understand media bias and the ways in which media influences beliefs and behaviors.
b. Ability to use a wide array of media to communicate and inform
c. Ability to use media flat forms such as Facebook
d. Ability to use computers in a variety of ways
_____ 19. Information literacy skills includes the following EXCEPT:
a. accessing information efficiently c. evaluating information critically
b. using information accurately and creatively d. the production and utilization of blogs and videos
_____ 20. It is a purposeful, organized cognitive process that we use to make sense of our world.
a. Critical Thinking c. Thinking
b. Problem Solving d. Decision Making
_____ 21. Innovative thinking is also called.
a. Problem Solving c. Decision Making
b. Creative Thinking d. Critical Thinking
_____ 22. Which of the following best describes Critical Thinking?
a. Critical thinking is coming up with new ideas to create a new product or service
b. Critical thinking is an intellectual process of analyzing or evaluating information which people have offered
as true
c. Critical thinking is choosing the best option amongst many alternatives
d. Critical thinking is a haphazard way of thinking about complex problem in the world

# 23. – 26. Identify the barrier to critical thinking as described in each item. Choose from the list below:
a. Egocentricm
b. Sociocentrism
c. Unwarranted Assumptions
d. Wishful Thinking
e. Relativistic Thinking/Ethnocentrism

_____ 23. Common Filipinos hope that things will be better even if they haven’t done anything to make it so
_____ 24. Women are poor drivers
_____ 25. According to Manilenos, Cavitenos are always angry because of their tone of voice.
_____ 26. A man rather than woman should be the president of the country
_____ 27. According to a European reporter, compared to Europeans, Filipinos are much laid-back, lazy and uncritical.

# 28 - 34 Determine the Critical Thinking Standard described in each item. Choose from the list below:
a. Clarity e. Depth
b. Accuracy d. Breath
c. Precision e. Logic
d. Relevance f. Fairness
_____ 28..Does your proposed solutions take into account the complexities of the problem?
_____ 29. Are you able to give more details or be more specific about an issue?
_____ 30. Do you consider the point of view of others?
_____ 31. Are there illustrations, examples are given to elaborate the point?
_____ 33. Do you have supporting statements are connected to the issue?
_____ 32. Do your statements make sense?
_____ 33. Are your statements can be verified as truthful?
_____ 34. Are your decisions impartial and free of biases and preconceptions?

# 35 – 39 Classify the following characteristics as to C –Critical or UC- Uncritical:

_____ 35. Open-minded with regards to divergent views
_____ 36. Are impatient with complexity and thus would rather remain confused than make the effort to understand.
_____ 37. Set aside personal preferences and base judgments on evidence, deferring judgment whenever evidence is
insufficient.
_____ 38. Pretend they know more than they do, ignore their limitations, and assume their views are error-free.
_____ 39. Base judgments on first impressions and gut reactions.

#40 – 44 Classify the following as I- Intuitive or A-Analytical thinking.

_____ 40. Relies on inferred knowledge, akin to guesswork.
_____ 41. It usually attempts to break a problem or issue into its constituent parts in order to come up with alternative
courses of action.
_____ 42. Driven more by gut-feel
_____ 43. Derived from experience
_____ 44. The analytical style of thinking is step-wise and logical.
# 45. – 49. Classify the kind of people described based of their way of thinking. Write N- Naïve, F- Fair-minded or S-
Selfish critical thinker.

_____ 45. Mr. Arellano is a very smart businessman. He understands how to run his business like a machine. However, he
has very little regard for his workers. He discourages any form of union because he sees it a challenge to his rule.
_____ 46. Nancy swears by her principles in life. “Wag ka makialam” or do not interfere with the business of others so
that others will not interfere with her life. She does not realize the impact of important issues on herself, her family and
her community.
_____ 47. Knowing that the products he retails are about to be expired, Antonio decided to take the labels off the tins. In
that way, people will not be able to know the expiry date of the products. He is a very smart man.
_____ 48. Mrs. Rowena, a businesswoman sees to it that the best conditions for work of his employees exist. For her,
employees are the best assets of the business.
_____ 49. Mr. Cuento a chicken dealer at the market sells the biggest chicken for a bargain price. That’s because he
injects the chicken breasts with water to make them fluffier and of course heavier.

#50 – 54 Arrange the steps in decision making in proper order

_____ 50. Evaluate outcomes
_____ 51. Determine alternatives
_____ 52. Define the problem/issue or conflict
_____ 53. Select alternative
_____ 54. Implement alternative

#55 – 63. Determine the fallacies in argument employed in each situation:

a. Ad Hominem d. Bifurcation g. Red Herring
b. Argument to Ignorance e. Oversimplification h. Slanted Language
c. Bandwagon f. Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc (False Causation) i. Appeal to Autority

_____ 55. A famous TV Actress testifying to the fantastic effect of health supplements.
_____ 56. You’d have to be crazy if you believe that the candidate your rooting for will win.
_____ 57. There’s only two ways about it, it’s either we kill all drug users or all Filipinos become addicts.
_____ 58. “What are you waiting for?!!! Five million of this product has already been sold, don’t be tha last to avail of
this fantastic promo.
_____ 59. I know extra-judicial killings affect us negatively, but let’s talk about a livelier topic. Manny Pacquiao just won
his match, it’s more interesting.
_____ 60. Poverty is the root of criminality.
_____ 61. Yesterday, a black cat ran in front of me, and later, I lost my wallet. If I don't see that black cat today, I won't
have any bad luck.
_____ 62. “I can’t believe it, we voted for the least qualified leader. Look, he has three wives!”
_____ 63. There’s no evidence that drinking is bad for the health. Can you show me any?

_____ 64. You read a story in the newspaper about salary negotiations with public transportation workers. The workers
are threatening to go on strike tomorrow if their demands for higher wages and better benefits are not met. What can you
infer from this news story?
a. Health insurance premiums are very expensive.
b. The cost of gas will make ticket prices increase in the next few weeks.
c. People who ride the bus should look for possible alternative transportation.
d. Employers never like to meet salary demands
_____ 65. What is wrong with the logic of the following statement? "How can you believe his testimony? He is a
convicted thief!"
a. The fact that the person testifying was convicted of a crime does not mean he is lying.
b. A convicted felon cannot testify in court.
c. The person speaking has a bias against criminals.
d. The person speaking obviously did not attend law school.
II. Read the selection below then answer the questions that follow:

“It seems to me what is called for is an exquisite balance between two conflicting needs:
the most skeptical scrutiny of all hypotheses that are served up to us and at the same time a great
openness to new ideas. Obviously those two modes of thought are in some tension. But if you are able
to exercise only one of these modes, whichever one it is, you’re in deep trouble.

If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you. You never learn
anything new. You become a crotchety old person convinced that nonsense is ruling the world. (There
is, of course, much data to support you.) But every now and then, maybe once in a hundred cases, a
new idea turns out to be on the mark, valid and wonderful. If you are too much in the habit of being
skeptical about everything, you are going to miss or resent it, and either way you will be standing in
the way of understanding and progress.

On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of
skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the useful as from the worthless ones.”
― Carl Sagan

1. What are the two conflicting needs as described in the selection?

2. What are the rewards of being skeptical? What are the downsides to being too skeptical?

3. What does it mean to be “open to new ideas”? How does it differ from skepticism as described in the
selection?

4. What is the relationship between skepticism and critical thinking?